Functional brain reorganization after spinal cord injury: systematic review of animal and human studies

R Nardone, Y Höller, F Brigo, M Seidl, M Christova… - Brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
Plastic changes of neural circuits occur after spinal cord injury (SCI) at various level of the
central nervous system. In this review we will focus on delineating the pathophysiological …

The physiological basis of neurorehabilitation-locomotor training after spinal cord injury

M Hubli, V Dietz - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2013 - Springer
Advances in our understanding of the physiological basis of locomotion enable us to
optimize the neurorehabilitation of patients with lesions to the central nervous system, such …

Disability, atrophy and cortical reorganization following spinal cord injury

P Freund, N Weiskopf, NS Ward, C Hutton, A Gall… - Brain, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The impact of traumatic spinal cord injury on structural integrity, cortical reorganization and
ensuing disability is variable and may depend on a dynamic interaction between the severity …

Association of pain and CNS structural changes after spinal cord injury

CR Jutzeler, E Huber, MF Callaghan, R Luechinger… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has been shown to trigger structural atrophic changes
within the spinal cord and brain. However, the relationship between structural changes and …

Brain changes after spinal cord injury, a quantitative meta-analysis and review

LS Dahlberg, L Becerra, D Borsook… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) lead to alterations in brain structure and brain function by
direct effects of nerve damage, by secondary mechanisms, and also by longer term injury …

Activity-dependent plasticity and spinal cord stimulation for motor recovery following spinal cord injury

S Samejima, R Henderson, J Pradarelli… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injuries lead to permanent physical impairment despite most often being
anatomically incomplete disruptions of the spinal cord. Remaining connections between the …

Functional MRI evidence for primary motor cortex plasticity contributes to the disease's severity and prognosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients

R Zhao, X Guo, Y Wang, YC Song, Q Su, HR Sun… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To investigate the brain mechanism of non-correspondence between diseases
severity and compression degree of the spinal cord in cervical spondylotic myelopathy …

Supraspinal nociceptive networks in neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury

V Huynh, R Lütolf, J Rosner, R Luechinger… - Human brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury involves plastic changes along the whole
neuroaxis. Current neuroimaging studies have identified grey matter volume (GMV) and …

Tracking changes following spinal cord injury: insights from neuroimaging

P Freund, A Curt, K Friston… - The Neuroscientist, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury is often disabling and recovery of function is limited. As a
consequence of damage, both spinal cord and brain undergo anatomical and functional …

Residual descending motor pathways influence spasticity after spinal cord injury

S Sangari, H Lundell, S Kirshblum… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms manifested in humans with spinal
cord injury (SCI). The neural mechanisms contributing to its development are not yet …